Ominous Monsoon Clouds Over Tanuri Ridge, Tucson, AZ — Image by kenne
— Sylvia Lewis Kinney, “August,” in Arizona Highways, 1968
Cloudless Surphur Butterfly Painting by kenne
post-monsoon season
butterflies are everywhere
green and yellow posts
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Our yard and patio have a lot of drought-resistant plants, including several types of cactus and succulents. Additionally, we have a few tropical plants that need regular watering, even during the monsoon season. Irrigation being irrigation, meaning problematic, I routinely have to replace sections of PVC flexible hose. Since we will be gone for a little over three weeks, I’ve been working to minimize any potential problems. In the past couple of weeks, I have repaired four leeks and yesterday replaced the timer.
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Bee On Chickory Wildflower — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The monsoon season has begun the second-hottest and second-driest on record in Arizona, where heat records
are frequently broken last year. The last two years have seen fewer desert downpours, an important source of
summer river flow.
“We’re dealing with a rapidly changing climate that is becoming, overall, more dry and varied and warmer,”
said Scott Wilbor, an ecologist in Tucson who studies desert river ecosystems, including the San Pedro.
“We are in uncharted territory.” Click here to learn about the importance of Sonoran Desert rivers.
Monsoon Strom Over The Mountains — Image by kenne
monsoon strom comes forth
building over the mountains
much needed rain falls
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Monsoon Sunset — Image by kenne
The monsoon season provides some of the best opportunities for photographing sunsets.
Summer Surprise (Mariposa Lily Wildflower) — Image by kenne
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Tracking the Storm — Image by kenne
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Haze and Cloud-line, More Humidity In the Air — Panorama by kenne
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The Monsoon Rains Brings On the Texas Ranger Blossoms — Images by kenne
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Black & White Image by kenne
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The monsoon rains bring new life to the Sonoran Desert. This past week has experienced some very good rain fall, especially in the mountains. The start of the monsoon season brings out the Sonoran toads, but they breed in water, and even with the recent rains we have had several months of no rain and Sabino Creek remains dry. The above photo was taken this morning, but based on sighting a few miles up the creek, there maybe water flowing over the dam by night fall.
Down from the dam, there are few pools of water that Jeanne, Dan and I explored this morning and found some toads. The mating season will last only a few days, so with more rain expected today and tomorrow, and with water coming down the creek, the toads will probably be very active the next couple of days.
— kenne
Images by kenne
Sunset After the First Monsoon Rains (July 10, 2017)– iPhone Panorama by kenne
DirecTV Image During Tucson’s Monsoon Season — Image by kenne
Late Afternoon Storms Over the Santa Catalina Mountains (June 26, 2016) — Image by kenne
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